The ip_evictor function in ip_fragment.c in libnids before 1.24, as used in dsniff and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via crafted fragmented packets
Published Apr 6, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.94%
Description
The ip_evictor function in ip_fragment.c in libnids before 1.24, as used in dsniff and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via crafted fragmented packets.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.24
Configuration 2
- 11
- 12
- 13
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03942) | 90.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03942) | 89.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.80% (0.03797) | 87.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.46% (0.02461) | 90.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02461) | 88.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/libnids/libnids/1.24/libnids-1.24.releasenotes.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMProductThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038375.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038388.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038410.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39225 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39249 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39142 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0777 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0791 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/libnids-ip-fragmentation-remote-null-pointer-dereference/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57428 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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